# @MSU_Basketball on Twitter/X

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://twitter.com/MSU_Basketball/status/1623701136120184832
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/3878345-MSU-Basketball-twitter
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7361ef3553.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-02-09T15:11:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Michigan State Basketball (@MSU_Basketball) — https://gondola.cc/MSU_Basketball

## Caption

Black History Month: Reginald “Rickey” Ayala. 

Ayala was the first Black men’s basketball player at Michigan State in 1952. He went on to play for the Harlem Globetrotters and later was the CEO of two Detroit hospitals. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1997. https://t.co/1YYT7o6O1c https://t.co/TSI0XK8sFc

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- **Likes:** 137
- **Shares:** 14
- **Comments:** 0

## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michigan State Basketball | @MSU_Basketball | https://gondola.cc/MSU_Basketball | Sports Team |
| Cara Kaye | @CaraKaye | https://gondola.cc/CaraKaye | Creative Director |
| Julian Stall | @julian_stall | https://gondola.cc/julian_stall | Editor |

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